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• Samsonov makes 18 saves, Leafs blank Predators 4-0

  10-12-2023 03:49 via globalnews.ca
  Ilya Samsonov hadn't played in more than two weeks.
  
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• Raccoons ‘aggressively’ seized from ‘squalid’ Ontario sanctuary, competing court docs claim

  09-12-2023 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  Court documents from a raccoon sanctuary and the Ontario government paint vastly different pictures of how the animals lived and how a raid went down.
  
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• 1 in 9 Canadian adults have experienced long-term COVID symptoms, StatsCan says

  08-12-2023 20:10 via cbc.ca
  About one in nine Canadian adults have experienced long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection, according to a Statistics Canada report issued Friday. That amounts to 3.5 million Canadians, and more than half of those who ever had long-term symptoms still had them as of June 2023.
  
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• Hamilton police investigate after a dead body was found in a Waterdown ditch

  08-12-2023 18:25 via cbc.ca
  Police said the man who notified police found the body in a ditch on a property near 193 Mill St. S.
  
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• From wreath making to a flute performance, holiday markets are on this weekend in Hamilton area

  08-12-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Festive season is well underway across Hamilton and the surrounding area. Here's a look at markets you can visit this weekend, many supporting local artisans.
  
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• How tiny shelters in Ontario are looking to fill the gap for those in need of housing

  08-12-2023 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  A number of Ontario municipalities have launched or are looking at tiny cabins as a way to transition people with challenges into more permanent housing.
  
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• $700k to be spent moving Hamilton bus stop away from sex shop - 1News

  07-12-2023 23:59 via news.google.com
  $700k to be spent moving Hamilton bus stop away from sex shop  1News
  
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• Ontario has a rental housing enforcement unit. It investigates a fraction of cases and fines even fewer

  07-12-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  According to data obtained by CBC Hamilton, on average per year the Rental Housing Enforcement Unit receives over 18,400 calls, opens 1,500 cases and investigates around 200 cases. But a Hamilton tenant hopes she can find justice with the unit, despite its track record.
  
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• Heat hold off Raptors for 112-103 victory

  07-12-2023 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Toronto Raptors put themselves in holes they just couldn't dig out of Wednesday night. And head coach Darko Rajakovic said discipline, or a lack thereof, was a factor.
  
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• What Hamilton's new warming plan means for city shelters

  06-12-2023 18:20 via cbc.ca
  As the city of Hamilton rolls out its new winter warming response, three local shelters say they'll be offering additional beds and drop-in spaces that they hope will serve a growing number of people in need.
  
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• Here are highlights from Ontario auditor general annual report

  06-12-2023 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Ontario auditor general's office published its annual report Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights.
  
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• ‘Desperate’: Bonnie Crombie dismisses Doug Ford attacks

  05-12-2023 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Bonnie Crombie have wasted no time in exchanging barbs and accusations on a day the new Liberal leader visited Queen's Park.
  
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• It took over a dozen complaints from freezing inmates to get heating fixed in Hamilton jail, advocate says

  05-12-2023 18:08 via cbc.ca
  A local prisoner rights advocate says a heating issue in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre has been solved after over a dozen complaints from freezing inmates.
  
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• A rare break helps Raptors focus on consistency

  04-12-2023 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  A rare weekend off gave Pascal Siakam time to rest, recharge, and reflect on the first quarter of the NBA season.
  
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• Man receives life sentence for murder of Georgetown, Ont. couple

  04-12-2023 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Georgetown, Ont. couple in 2021, Halton police say. 
  
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• Ontario government takes aim at puppy mills in new legislation

  04-12-2023 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  New legislation unveiled by the Ontario government on Monday is designed to ban various breeding practices often associated with industrial dog-selling operations.
  
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• Ontario to investigate how kangaroo escaped handlers near Toronto

  04-12-2023 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ontario's solicitor general says the province will investigate a kangaroo's escape from its handlers east of Toronto during a journey to Quebec.
  
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• Coroner's inquest to be held for man who died in Brantford, Ont., motel room during attempted arrest

  04-12-2023 19:51 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's police watchdog cleared Hamilton police of wrongdoing when attempting to arrest David Thomson.
  
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• House Speaker Fergus apologizes over video message for Ontario Liberals

  04-12-2023 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fergus delivered the apology after the Conservatives said they planned to raise the issue in Parliament, given the Speaker is supposed to serve an explicitly non-partisan role.
  
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• COVID-19 and flu set to peak over holiday season in Ontario, Moore urges vaccinations

  04-12-2023 18:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's top doctor says there is "a lot" of COVID-19 circulating in the province right now, and levels of both that virus and influenza are on the rise.
  
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• Ontario bakery owners cite guilt over selling sugary desserts as reason to close

  04-12-2023 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rebecca Hamilton, co-owner of Chick Boss Cakes, said their lifestyle has changed so much over the last few years to prioritize health and wellness.
  
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• Coroner’s inquest into death of Soleiman Faqiri hears from correctional officer

  04-12-2023 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  David Surowiec says he and several other staff members were put on administrative suspension after Soleiman Faqiri's death on Dec. 15, 2016.
  
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• Fire breaks out at homes under construction in Burlington

  04-12-2023 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Burlington Fire says crews battled a fire that engulfed three homes under construction early Monday and damaged a fourth home where people were living.
  
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• Kangaroo on the loose in Ontario finally caught, officer punched during capture

  04-12-2023 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say a kangaroo that had been on the loose for days was finally captured by officers and handlers on Monday, although one officer was struck in the face by the marsupial.
  
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• Crews battle fire at new housing development in Burlington deemed suspicious by police

  04-12-2023 14:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Police and firefighters were called to respond to a fire at a new housing development on Lodi Road in Burlington — the second in two days.
  
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• 28-year-old man dead after vehicle hits tree in Halton Hills, Ont.

  03-12-2023 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  A 28-year-old from Erin, Ont., was killed Saturday when his vehicle left the road and crashed into a tree. Police said the man was the only occupant of the vehicle.
  
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• Hamilton's respiratory virus season is better than last year's, but doctor says challenges remain

  03-12-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  After months of relatively low, stable rates of transmission, Hamilton public health is reporting respiratory viruses are spreading more and more. This is to be expected given the time of year, doctors tell CBC Hamilton, and there are things people can do to help hospitals from being overwhelmed. 
  
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• As old barns disappear from rural landscapes, Ontario group launches census to track them

  03-12-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  An Ontario non-profit group focused on preserving the province's disappearing old barns has launched a census to track them.
  
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• Marchand scores winner, Bruins beat Leafs in OT

  03-12-2023 04:07 via globalnews.ca
  Brad Marchand was the centre of attention heading into Saturday.
  
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• Bonnie Crombie wins Ontario Liberal leadership race, says party focused on beating Doug Ford

  02-12-2023 14:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie finally reached the threshold of votes needed to become the next Ontario Liberal Party leader late Saturday afternoon, after the party released the results of a third and final round of balloting.
  
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• The show will go on: Hamilton theatre reverses decision to cancel film critical of Israel

  02-12-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The documentary Israelism will play at The Westdale on Dec. 6, as originally planned, said a statement from the Westdale Cinema Group's board of directors Friday.
  
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• Barnes wears signed Sinclair jersey as tribute

  02-12-2023 05:38 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes made a small contribution to the ongoing celebration of Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair on Friday.
  
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• Six Nations artist and curator Tom Hill dies at 80

  02-12-2023 00:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Tom Hill, a well-respected artist and a former curator at the Woodland Cultural Centre, died Nov. 11 at the age of 80.
  
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• Hamilton aims to provide warming spaces for unhoused residents all winter. Critics say it's not enough

  01-12-2023 18:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamilton's new warming plan is supposed to offer all-season supports to unhoused residents, but some in the homeless-serving sector say it's “dangerously inadequate.”
  
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• Ontario NDP and Greens call on Ford government to improve animal welfare services

  01-12-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario New Democrats and the leader of Ontario’s Green Party tell CBC Hamilton they want the Ford government to take action after an investigation that raised concerns about the province’s animal welfare services (PAWS).
  
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• 'Male in custody,' OPP say, after shooting at police in Six Nations

  01-12-2023 14:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A male has been taken into custody, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said, after an "active weapons incident" at Sixth Line in Ohsweken.
  
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• Ontario real estate law update with open bidding option enters into force

  01-12-2023 13:58 via cbc.ca
  
  New rules for Ontario real estate are coming into force that are meant to provide more clarity and choice for buyers and sellers, though they don't go as far as some had hoped.
  
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• Ontario real estate law updated with open bidding option

  01-12-2023 12:11 via globalnews.ca
  New rules for Ontario real estate are coming into force that are meant to provide more clarity and choice for buyers and sellers, though they don't go as far as some had hoped.
  
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• Murda Beatz returns to Fort Erie high school a star, after producing Drake, Ariana Grande and more

  01-12-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Nov. 17 spirit assembly at Greater Fort Erie Secondary School, was “without a doubt, the most electric I’ve ever felt this building,” principal Fred Luows said. It was a full house as students and teachers gathered to celebrate student achievement, and special guest, musician and “hometown boy,” Murda Beatz.
  
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• Some parents call for metal detectors, more security at Hamilton school after 2nd lockdown in 2 days

  30-11-2023 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some parents want Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board to take action after Bernie Custis Secondary School was under lockdown over reports of a gun for the second time in two days.
  
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• Hamilton police board's budget committee is 'undemocratic,' Coun. Kroetsch says

  30-11-2023 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Ward 2 Coun. Cameron Kroetsch told CBC Hamilton he is concerned about how the budget committee has been run. The board's chair and vice chair pushed back against his criticisms.
  
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• Hamilton theatre cancels film critical of Israel, board says it's the wrong time to 'court controversy' - CBC.ca

  30-11-2023 12:58 via news.google.com
  Hamilton theatre cancels film critical of Israel, board says it's the wrong time to 'court controversy'  CBC.ca
  
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• Kitchener Centre residents head to polls in provincial byelection

  30-11-2023 12:08 via globalnews.ca
  Kitchener Centre is set to get a new provincial representative tonight.
  
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• What should Doug Ford's government do about developers who go years without building homes?

  30-11-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca
  The complaint: some developers have yet to put a shovel in the ground on some housing projects that have had all necessary approvals for years. The consequence: some cities face losing out on the province's $1.2 billion housing infrastructure fund because they won't meet the government's targets for new home construction starts in 2023.
  
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• Hamilton theatre cancels film critical of Israel, board says it's the wrong time to 'court controversy'

  30-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The board of directors at The Westdale has abruptly cancelled the showing of a film critical of Israel, after hearing concerns from some members of the local Jewish community. The Dec. 6 screening of the film, co-directed by two U.S.-based Jewish filmmakers, was nearly sold out, said organizers.
  
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• Hamilton needs a home for about 16,000 tonnes of contaminated sediment from Chedoke Creek

  30-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two weeks ago, Hamilton finished dredging about 16,000 tonnes of contaminated sediment from Chedoke Creek, but now the city needs to find a home for almost all of it.
  
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• Inquiry into Hamilton highway finds collisions could have been avoided if damning report not kept secret

  29-11-2023 17:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A years-long judicial inquiry has determined a number of design flaws including tight curves and slippery asphalt on a Hamilton expressway contributed to hundreds of collisions, some where people were killed, between 2008 and 2019. 
  
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• No train service between West Harbour GO and Oakville GO this weekend, Metrolinx says

  29-11-2023 16:08 via cbc.ca
  
  GO buses will replace trains between West Harbour GO and Oakville GO this weekend, according to Metrolinx.
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Lawyers spar over conspiracy allegation

  29-11-2023 13:46 via globalnews.ca
  The lawyers in the criminal trial of two Freedom Convoy organizers are expected to continue their debate over whether they were co-conspirators in the protest.
  
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• Niagara Health System and police warn of scammer impersonating hospital worker

  29-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Niagara Health System (NHS) and Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are warning the public of a phone scam involving fraudsters impersonating hospital staff.
  
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